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B. L. SOUTHAGK.

RBGLINING CHAIR.

N0. 73,845. Patented Jan. 28, 1868.

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Letters .Patent No. 73,845, elated January 28, 1868.

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TO ALL WHOM IIT MAY CONCERN ,Be it known that l', B. LK SOUTHAOK, oftheA city, county, and State of New York, have invented a new andimproved Reclining-Chair; and do hereby declare that the' following is afull, clear, and exact description thereof, which will enable othersskilled in thenrt to make'and usethe same, reference being had to theaccompanying drawings, forming part of this specification.v l

This invention relates to a new and improved chair of. that class whichare provided with a movable hinged back and foot-piece, connectedtogether and arranged in such a manner that a person occupying the chairmay convert the same from an upright-sitting to a reclining-chair.

My invention consists in a novel manner of constructing and arrangingtheseveral parts, whereby chairs of this class may be very'much reduced inthe cost of manufacture, far more simple inconstructiou, and lessliablev to get out of repair than those now in use. -Iu the accompanyingsheet of drawings- Eigurel is u. side sectional view of my invention,taken in the line :t x, Eg. 2.

Figure, a plan or top view of the same, partly inl section.

Similar letters of reference indicateA crresponding parts.

A represents Lthe seat of the chair, which issupported by legs a, thelegs and seat being permanently attached 'or 'connected together. Theseat may be provided "with arms B at its sides. C represents the backVof the chair, ,which is connected by hinges a to the '.rear end oftheseat A. The lower en dcf the back, C, pro-- jects down below the seat A,as shown clearly in fig. 31. .D represents a foot-piece, which isattached to the lower end of a leg-piece, E, at right angles,`the upperendof the latter being attached to the front end of the seat A by hingesb. .The lower end of the back, C, and the upper part of' the leg-pieceE, are connected below the seat A by a bar, F, the ends oi' whichare/attached to the back and leg-piece .by hingese.

By this arrangement it will be seen that the back and leg-piece arevmede to move simultaneously, the legpiece moi/ing upward when the backis moved' backward. l The bar E is-provided et its upper surface with arack, G, into which a pawl, H, catches, said pawl being attached to theunder side of the scat A by a hinge or joint, d. This paul H preventsthe back, C, from-moving outward or backward, and the leg-piece E fromrising when not. required, holding saidparts when the person' occupyingthe chair prefers to be in a more or less reclining position. Theleg-piece may be lowered, and the back, C, raised, however, by theoccupant simply assuming an` upright position, with his legs'bearingagainst the leg-piece E; and when s reclining position is required, thepawl H is moved up out of rack G, by means of a bent lever, I, arrangedin any suitable way.

It will be seen that this chair may be very cheaply constructed, asthea-rrangement of the parts is extremely simple, and there is nomechanism liable to get out of repair. It also may be upholsteredWithout any diliiculty whatever, and this is an important feature of theinvention, for this class of chair upholstery, if not properlyltted,soon becomes cut'and worn under the movement of`the working parts.

I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Pritent- -Areclining-chair, constructed as describedend consisting of the fixedseat A, hinged back C, and legpiece E D, hinged rack-bar F G', pawl H,lever L legs .a arms B, and hinges a b c c, all arranged and oper.-ating as described and for the purpose specified,

' BENJ, L.. SOUTHACK.

Witnesses:

WM. "t". McNAMAnA, ALEX.. F. Renners.

